Comic Review: Thomas Alsop #4

The island’s connection to Thomas is weakening and the evil is increasing. It’s up to Thomas to fix all that’s gone wrong, and hopefully live up to the title he’s been bestowed. First order of business is reconnecting with his old friend and former band-mate, Emma Caldwell. He’s uncovered a disturbing situation and needs back-up. All the souls lost in the towers are floating there, at unease.

Thomas knows he’s off his game, and that’s why the ghosts got past him. He’s not the powerful man he used to be, with his connection to the island weakening. Thomas thinks this is due, in part, to the fact that he’s been doing the show. The island has pulled back because he’s corrupting the connection with his tricks, and that has weakened the bond. And he needs to set things right, because the evil that has been building and is about to boil over has been going on since the days of Neziah Bliss. It has been reawakened because of their former drummer Martin Delgado, a firefighter who was there when the towers went down. He recited the incantation that tied itself to Neziah’s, which is why it’s coming back so strong now.

The three of them were good friends, Thomas and Martin and Emma. And they used magic in their act, without a thought to the implications of their actions. Thomas’ father was none too happy about that, wanting his son to straighten up and take control of his destiny. Unfortunately, a young and short-sighted Thomas defied his wishes and actually stole a magic box from the collection because Emma had a plan to use a spell to get them a music contract. This action would have far-reaching consequences that are still being felt today.

The spell went wrong, of course. While they played beautifully, and actually caught the eye of a record executive, bad things were brewing, too. Martin saw the evil in all the audience and it was too much for him, so he quit the band. That same night, Thomas’ father was murdered, and soon after Emma left town. All of Thomas’ hopes and dreams were unraveled because of one action. And now he must set things right again.

Thomas thinks that if he retrieves the magic box that they stole and stashed, he can use it to overcome the evil that is permeating the island. Will his plan turn out to be a good one? Or will he create more havoc, throwing the island into a downward spiral from which it can never recover? We’ll have to wait and see on that.

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